Vigil@nce: MS Excel, remote code execution via Chart AxesSet
August 2008 by Vigil@nce
SYNTHESIS
An attacker can create a malicious Excel file in order to execute
code on victim’s computer.
Gravity: 3/4
Consequences: privileged access/rights
Provenance: document
Means of attack: no proof of concept, no attack
Ability of attacker: expert (4/4)
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5)
Diffusion of the vulnerable configuration: high (3/3)
Creation date: 13/08/2008
Identifier: VIGILANCE-VUL-8014
IMPACTED PRODUCTS
– Microsoft Excel [confidential versions]
DESCRIPTION
MS Excel can create charts with different parameters such as
"AxesSet" which define the location and the size of a set of axes
on a scheme.
A spreadsheet Excel with a malicious value of "AxesSet" can lead
to code execution.
An attacker can therefore create a malicious Excel file in order
to execute code on victim’s computer.
CHARACTERISTICS
Identifiers: 954066, CVE-2008-3004, MS08-043, VIGILANCE-VUL-8014